General Sánchez Cerro province

General Sánchez Cerro, known as Puquina until 1936, is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.

Boundaries

North: Arequipa Region
East: Puno Region
South: province of Mariscal Nieto
West: Arequipa Region

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is the Ubinas volcano. Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 37.45% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.98% using Aymara.